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This earned her the lasting enmity from Barghash, as well as a split with her favorite sister Khwala. While living in Stone Town she became acquainted with her neighbor, a German merchant, Rudolph Heinrich Ruete born 10 March ; died 6 August and became pregnant by him. In August , after her pregnancy had become obvious, she fled on board the British frigate H.

There she took Christian instruction and was baptised prior to her marriage at Aden on 30 May Nonetheless, in a later letter to her sister, she avoided eating pork and dreaded attending church, stressing that she remained Muslim in secret. The Ruetes settled in Hamburg , [5] where they had another son and two daughters. They were:.

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Her husband died in after a tram accident, leaving Ruete in difficult economic circumstances because the authorities denied her inheritance claims. Partly to alleviate these economic problems she wrote Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar , first published in the German Empire in , later published in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

The book provides the first known autobiography of an Arab woman. The book presents the reader with an intimate picture of life in Zanzibar between and , and an inside portrait of her brothers Majid bin Said of Zanzibar and Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar, the later sultans of Zanzibar. After the death of her husband, Emily Ruete was caught up in the colonial plans of Otto von Bismarck.

There were speculations that Bismarck wanted to install her son as Sultan of Zanzibar. She revisited Zanzibar in and in In , her memoir , Memoirs of an Arabian Princess was published in German. She died in Jena , Germany, at the age of 79, from severe pneumonia. In An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds was published, making her letters home, with her reactions on life in Europe, available to the public.

I think this is a really important primary source for understanding life in Zanzibar in the s, and life in a harem. I am really glad I read this book, but the context of recent visits to Zanzibar made it all the more relevant.

Emily Ruete, born , was one of the youngest of 36 children born into the harem of Sultan Said. This was only the first of several perfume scented views that Princess Salme presented of her life in this memoir. She begins with a brief history of her childhood, which as you can imagine is full of comfort and luxury; and you can tell how nostalgic she is for those times.

The next few chapters shed light on the everyday life of people in Zanzibar in those days, a lot on the culture, their attitude to education: Writing apparently was only allowed to the boys and slaves. Even those who could write still preferred to send their messages verbally through their servants, I mean, how they did not see that this was a recipe for disaster is beyond me. Naturally, when you have rich ladies that are not allowed to do much in the form of work, fashion is a major topic in this book.

I particularly found this fascinating; these ladies were not messing around. Emily Ruete takes her time to elaborate on the fashion of her time, and it is amazing.

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I felt like I had travelled back in time or I was watching a fashion show in my mind. There is also the political intrigue you would expect from a family of 36 children. After her father dies, the order of succession comes into dispute; younger siblings are not willing to wait for the older ones to die before coming to power. This led to the split of Oman and Zanzibar into the independent entities they are today.

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There are spies, blood feuds and secret missions in the night, and it all feels like a James Bond movie. Except that this actually happened. I imagine she particularly felt strongly about this since her own mother died from illness as well without getting to see a doctor. While this book is rich in culture and intriguing history, if you have an interest in those things, there were several times I felt like throwing it against a wall, tearing it to pieces and burning it. Did you just ask me why? They have of course to work for their masters without wages but they have no care themselves… The Negro, above all, is fond of his ease-works only when he is compelled to, and then requires the strictest control even for the little work he is required to do in our parts.

Neither are they an easy family to rear and keep , for there are many thieves, drunkards, deserters, and incendiaries among them. What is to be done with these? To overlook their sins would be to encourage them in their practice. Imprisonment they would not resent , but on the contrary, court it, and revel in their cool retreat, eating, drinking, and dreaming their time away.

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Under these circumstances there is only one expedient — corporal punishment. The way she talks about a race of people like they are not only second class citizens but nothing more than accessories and work animals is despicable and I had decided against writing a review of this book but then I looked up reviews in mainstream media and not a single person mentions this gross factor.

This is ridiculous.

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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar!

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I would give her the benefit of doubt due to the time she lived in but NO, she was well-educated and enlightened enough to know better. When you look up Emily Ruete, you get results like: Rule-breaker , because she taught herself to write against the norm. Rebel , because she ran away with her German Lover. Something which she barely mentions in this book.

According to Wikipedia, she ran away from Zanzibar after she got pregnant. This led to her eloping with her future husband and taking the Christian faith but she never mentions this child he died soon after his birth and I am left to wonder if she went to the same finishing school as Cersei Lannister. Because of this, I have decided to take all accounts of personal experiences with a bucket of salt. If you can manage to overlook the racism, this book will take you to a fascinating time in history. As the saying goes, Books will take you places… Even distasteful ones.

An Arabian Princess from Zanzibar tells her life story. Set in late s. Her mother, a secondary wife one of many. She has over 30 siblings. Her childhood begins in a palace with most of the extended family. Her adulthood takes her to other villages nearby as well as Europe, primarily Germany.

Each chapter covers several themes including childbirth, parenting, clothing, religion, culture, politics, slavery and much more. Eve An Arabian Princess from Zanzibar tells her life story. Every topic I wanted to be covered was included. The insight is unique. Not only because it is a rare glimpse inside the life of a female moslem, it is historic and most importantly there is alot of comparison between western and eastern civilisation having lived in both. On the topic of slavery, the Princess more or less says that slavery is better in Arab lands because after years of forced labour, the slaves are given freedom whereas the Europeans resell them.

The author is biased in some areas and then completely reflective and objective in others. I felt like I learned far more about the moslem perspective than from any other book.

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I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about moslem nations or generally about historical events that are still relevant today. Jan 11, Jessica rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfiction. Spoiler : First hand account of a woman's life as a child and young woman-living as an Arabian Princess daughter of a sultan in Zanzibar during the 's. Fascinating description of everyday life and customs-culture. As a woman she met and married a German businessman and escaped to Europe where she lived the rest of her life, returning once to visit her downtrodden homeland from its early splendor after civil war and new oppressive family rule.

Touching at times and seasoned with lighthearte Spoiler : First hand account of a woman's life as a child and young woman-living as an Arabian Princess daughter of a sultan in Zanzibar during the 's. Some un-charming surprises toward the end as the author describes her position on slavery which in today's world we would currently find shocking. As the author writes in pre- World War 1 era we receive a glimpse into the dark attitudes that this upperclass German lady - former Arabian princess and convert from Islam still has views of race and discrimination that will unfortunately be shared by her future countrymen as they WILL welcome Marxism and embrace Hitler's rule.

I wanted to shake her and say 'wake up, there is a horrible tide churning in the soul of your country, racism is a sentiment which you should never embrace'. An overall compelling and many times delightful view from a woman's perspective of the simplicity of her earlier Middle Eastern lifestyle as child born into extraordinary means.

I completely liked the way Emily argues against that so called orientalist discourse. She challenges the taken for granted ideas against the muslim eastern societies justifying her culture with some dynamics like climate, religion, education and matrimony. If you want to critisize a certain group of people you should understand I completely liked the way Emily argues against that so called orientalist discourse. If you want to critisize a certain group of people you should understand their language literaly and she even deconstructs the orient and then constructs a discourse of Zanzibar not a whole explanation of East or Muslim society, which is the most unique effect it has on me.

It really examplifies the should-be critic on "the other". This memoir was penned in the s at a time when even high ranking Arab women did not commonly read and write. The author leads the reader into a hidden world of harems, home-schooling and an exotic upbringing on the spice island of Zanzibar. In her early years, the author is brought up in a beautiful palace by the sea.

The book is full of beautiful images and a deep fondness for a forgotten world. It is written not just in an old English style, but the book was originally written in German an This memoir was penned in the s at a time when even high ranking Arab women did not commonly read and write. It is written not just in an old English style, but the book was originally written in German and later translated into English. This makes for a rather odd turn of phrase on occasion, but overall a wonderful read by an exiled Princess, although the references to slavery are difficult to stomach.

I downloaded this book thinking it would be a novel, but much to my inner historians' glee it was actually an account published in by an actual Arabian princess who was born in Zanzibar. I started and finished her memoirs while exploring the island and it brought to life the history and my surroundings in a way I could only have dreamed of. I especially found some of her commentary on polygamy and the end of the slave trade interesting. She was not afraid to voice her I downloaded this book thinking it would be a novel, but much to my inner historians' glee it was actually an account published in by an actual Arabian princess who was born in Zanzibar.

She was not afraid to voice her opinion on either matter. Mar 17, Eugenia O'Neal rated it it was amazing. This book gave a stunning, insightful look into the life of a privileged girl, born into royalty and growing up in turn-of- the-century, Zanzibar. Ruete's beautiful descriptions of the life she led put you right there among the smell of cloves and the swish of palm trees.

Didn't like it much, she didn't talk about her self as much as she talked about her country, she skipped many interesting details, it's more of a history book than a memoir. Remarkable Tale I have been reading many books about Muslims in many different times and places.

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Emily Ruete (30 August – 29 February ) was born in Zanzibar as Salama bint Said, children of Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar and Oman. She is the author of Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar.